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Maths Puzzle
The current erection cost of a structure is Rs. 13,200. If the labour wages per day increase by 1/5 of the current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24 of the current period, then the new cost of erection in Rs. is
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(A) 16,500
(B) 15,180
(C) 11,000
(D) 10,120
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- ans is B
EXPLANATION : LET X BE LABUR WAGE /DAY AND Y BE WORKING HRS SO ACC TO Q
XY=13200
LATER 1.2X*.9584Y= - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- ans: A)16500
let x be total labour wage/day and y be total working hours/day
initially. xy=13200
after increase in wage and decrease in hours we get,
1.2*(25/24)*xy=1.2*(25/24)*13200=16500
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